Adobe Systems Incorporated Company Profile (NASDAQ:ADBE)

Adobe Systems Incorporated is a software company. The Company offers products and services used by professionals, marketers, knowledge workers, application developers, enterprises and consumers for creating, managing, delivering, measuring, optimizing and engaging with compelling content and experiences. It operates through three segments: Digital Media, Digital Marketing, and Print and Publishing. Its Digital Media segment provides tools and solutions that enable individuals, small and medium businesses and enterprises to create, publish, promote and monetize their digital content. Its Digital Marketing segment provides solutions and services for how digital advertising and marketing are created, managed, executed, measured and optimized. Its Print and Publishing segment addresses market opportunities ranging from the diverse authoring and publishing needs of technical and business publishing to its legacy type and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) printing businesses.

What is Adobe Systems Incorporated's stock symbol?

Adobe Systems Incorporated trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "ADBE."

How will Adobe Systems Incorporated's stock buyback program work?

Adobe Systems Incorporated announced that its board has initiated a stock buyback program on Thursday, April 6th 2017, which permits the company to repurchase $2,500,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to repurchase up to 4.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

How were Adobe Systems Incorporated's earnings last quarter?

Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ:ADBE) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, September, 19th. The company reported $1.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $1.84 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.82 billion. Adobe Systems Incorporated had a net margin of 23.06% and a return on equity of 21.40%. Adobe Systems Incorporated's quarterly revenue was up 25.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.75 EPS. View Adobe Systems Incorporated's Earnings History.

When will Adobe Systems Incorporated make its next earnings announcement?

What are analysts saying about Adobe Systems Incorporated stock?

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Adobe Systems Incorporated stock:

1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Adobe’s fiscal second quarter earnings exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate backed by demand for the company’s Creative Cloud software tools. Year to date, the stock has outperformed the Zacks characterized Computer Software industry. We remain optimistic about Adobe’s market position, compelling product lines, continued innovation, solid adoption of Creative Cloud and Adobe marketing cloud and strong balance sheet. Also, its acquisition of TubeMogul will help the company to build its position in the expanding Digital Marketing space. However, end-market recovery appears slow which remains a matter of concern." (9/22/2017)

2. Bank of America Corporation analysts commented, "We believe VMW has hit a tipping point whereby licenses from new and faster growing products such as NSX, vSAN, EUC are ~50% of license revenues and will increasingly inflect growth and plant it more firmly in double-digit territory," the analyst concluded. "This would potentially reduce license cyclicality."Related Links:7 Biggest Price Target Changes For FridayBenzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For August 25, 2017_______Image Credit: "A section of the VMware headquarters campus" (8/25/2017)

3. Jefferies Group LLC analysts commented, "The ADBE story features the best of both internet and software sectors – highly predictable and profitable revenue streams, vast open-ended TAM, and exposure to broad tech trends. ADBE is levered to major internet themes, incl. the digitization of content and entire off-line businesses, the shift to mobile platforms, and the consumption of video across new channels. Valuation does not give full credit to its superior growth, in our view. Stock up 5x since late 2011, and more to go. Adobe was rewarded for being one of the first tech cos to transition to a subscription model, and we believe the stock has more room to run." (8/24/2017)

5. UBS AG analysts commented, "Over the past several years Adobe has successfully transitioned its creative business from a license/upgrade model to the more visible and customer friendly subscription approach, in line with its SaaS offerings in digital marketing. With the business model shift in the rear view mirror, the company is now evolving its product strategy on top of the newly launched Adobe Cloud Platform which will enable both its creative and marketing offerings to leverage not only customer data in the marketing suite but also the company's Sensei AI technology ' enabling customers to develop content and campaigns that can be individually targeted. As we have seen in other software sectors, the establishment of a true platform can be a multiplier to both profits and growth as the industry coalesces around the underlying data model and APIs. We see Adobe's ability to connect content creation and digital delivery (marketing) as a significant differentiator and the breadth of Adobe's marketing functionality as a key competitive advantage in the space. With the linking of creative and marketing via a common data platform, Adobe is now repositioning its offerings around a new product vision called the Experience Cloud. At its core the Experience Cloud is about data driven design and execution with the added value of AI and machine learning to significantly enhance customer attraction. Ultimately it's about delivering the right info to the right individual at the right time. We see Adobe as uniquely positioned to attack the effort." (3/28/2017)

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